Risk management on an alluvial fan: a case study of the 2008 debris-flow event at Villar Pellice (Piedmont, N-W Italy)

In the Piedmont Region (North-Western Italy), the regional authorities manage debris flow risk by following the ideal sequence of steps that are generally pursued in land planning and civil protection activities. Complex procedures and methods are elaborated and widely discussed with politicians, ec...

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Main Authors: M. Arattano, R. Conte, L. Franzi, D. Giordan, A. Lazzari, F. Luino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2010-05-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/10/999/2010/nhess-10-999-2010.pdf